As an alternative to attempting (and failing) to do complete weblog posts around the quite a few distinct Microsoft news bits I;ve study not too long ago, I made the decision to complete a quick website link list. Here are a couple of new objects that may well be of interest:Microsoft is trimming a few of the benefits it can be providing to participants in its Most Useful Expert (MVP) program, little doubt because of cost-cutting measures impacting the organization general. In a note to MVPs (posted about the ActiveWin.com internet site), Microsoft statements to become “expanding our investment in the MVP Award Program” with a new online MVP portal coming next year. But in the same be aware, officials acknowledge that they are cutting a lot of the “less significant” positive aspects, as of October 1,
Windows 7 Serial, including Provider Store (MVP Bucks), E-Academy,
Microsoft Office Professional 2010, E-Reference Library and MS Press Book Reviews. The worldwide MVP conference is not cancelled; it;s on for mid-February 2010 (but in Redmond/Bellevue,
Office 2010 Key, not in Seattle).Microsoft is allowing shareholders to have a formal say about its executives; compensation. In Microsoft;s case, the “say on pay” input will be collected once every three years. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer just got a 4 percent raise for fiscal 2009,
Office 2007 Professional, by the way (not counting bonuses). Microsoft is one of a growing listing of public companies adopting the say-for-pay provision. The first nonbinding vote on executive compensation happens in conjunction with this year;s shareholders; meeting on November 19.
Microsoft Windows President Steven Sinofsky is slated to release a book later this year, co-authored with Harvard management professor Marco Iansiti that will offer insights into how to make a large organization not just survive,
Windows 7 Product Key, but thrive. The book will be published by John Wiley & Sons. Think of it a detailed analysis of Microsoft;s Windows client unit — which Sinofsky reorganized and pruned in order to get
Windows 7 done in a timely way and to create the groundwork for future Windows releases. (TechFlash;s Todd Bishop found a Barnes & Noble listing for the forthcoming title, — tentatively named “One Strategy!” and due November 28.Microsoft has produced available another piece of its Azure cloud platform puzzle: The Azure management API. The API is meant for developers who need to deploy and manage the compute and storage components of the Windows Azure operating model. The Azure management API is REST-based and will allow developers to code against in their toolset of choice to manage their services.